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Polygons with four sides are called QUADRILATERALS. There are various
properties associated with specific kinds of quadrilaterals. The names of
quadrilaterals studied in the book are listed below along with their properties.
A D
X
Quadrilateral ABCD is a parallelogram. Opposite
sides are parallel and congruent. Consecutive angles
are supplementary. The diagonals bisect.
B !BAD " !DCB C
!ADC " !ABC
AX " CX
BX " DX
K Y
2 5
1 6
GEOMETRY Connections 35
Two additional quadrilaterals are studied. H O
Z
XZ ! WY
"WXY # "WZY
Example 1
Example 2
GEOMETRY Connections 37
For problems 13-16 use the trapezoid at right with A B
midpoints E and F.
Answers
1. 44 units 2. 9 units 3. 60° , 120° 4. 4
38 Extra Practice